Platform 5: This week’s most important social media changes (edition 123)

This week’s 5 most important social media changes

What’s changed in the last seven days? What does it mean?

Snapchat is making way for creators to do more on the platform, more hidden gems found in Instagram’s code and GIPHY has found itself in hot water.

Let’s take a look at these changes in more detail.

Instagram’s code details four new unreleased features

They say a picture is worth a thousand words but Instagram’s code says just as much. After the discovery of video and voice call features in their code last week, further digging has revealed four new unreleased features: portrait mode, cinemagraphs, “start” chats and download your data.

Snapchat to feature user-created AR lenses

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is making good on his promise to do more to help creators on the platform. Starting late March, Snapchat will include user created AR lenses in their filter carousel which can be made using Snapchat’s Lens Studio.

YouTube Studio is now available for all creators

Google has finally rolled out YouTube studio to all creators on the platform. YouTube Studio will replace the current Creator Studio and offers better insights, new metrics and faster access to news as well as the basics.